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Harris Academy Kingswood

Harris Academy Kingswood is a secondary academy in Basildon, United Kingdom with 1,513 pupils, part of Compass Education Trust LTD. Ofsted: Good, inspected 8 March 2018. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teacher of Maths (closes 10 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.

Head
David Wright
Trust or group
Compass Education Trust LTD
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,513 pupils · 47% girls · 29.8% eligible for free school meals · 20.2% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
148 (9.8%) on SEN support · 61 (4.0%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Essex
Location
Basildon, SS16 5BA, United Kingdom
Telephone
01268282146
Visa sponsorship
Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as The Compass Education Trust Limited.
Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
Website
harriskingswood.org.uk
Register number
URN 141214 (register entry)
Ofsted
Good, inspected 8 March 2018
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, 10 October 2023)

Vacancies (1)

Teacher of Maths

Salary £35,898 to £53,990 a yearCloses 10 Nov

Full time

We are currently looking to appoint a dedicated and inspiring Teacher of Mathematics. At Harris Academy Kingswood, you will join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional44.442.5%
2024/2542.132.9%
2023/2443.641.8%

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
10 October 2023Ungraded inspectionSchool remains Good
8 March 2018Graded inspectionGood

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2687.017.4–1£57,287
2024/2589.516.718%0£50,720
2023/2496.115.516%3£48,204
2022/2396.015.620%3£48,686
2021/2298.115.526%0£43,650
2020/21102.815.112%0£43,885
Earlier years (2015/16 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2098.115.815%0£44,124
2018/19101.915.013%0£43,341
2017/18104.614.210%0£41,646
2016/1799.514.819%0£41,040
2015/16106.013.625%0£39,132

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/267.8%5.4%20.7%3.7%
2024/257.5%4.9%20.4%3.5%
2023/247.9%5.3%21.9%2.9%
2022/239.2%6.1%29.1%3.0%
2021/229.7%5.0%32.6%2.1%
2020/214.9%2.7%14.0%1.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/197.3%4.3%21.5%2.4%
2017/186.6%3.2%18.3%1.4%
2016/176.5%2.5%18.4%0.9%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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